This week, archivist Tom Tryniski takes us to the Volney Felt Mill, which was part of Arrowhead Mills back in the day when Fulton was a milling town. Click inside to read part of the company’s own newspaper and to see photos of how it all ended for the mill. And make sure to visit Tom’s site, FultonHistory.com, for all the local history you could ever want.
Archivist Tom Tryniski shares this photo with us, of the 8th grade class at the long-gone Phillips St. School in Fulton. Visit his wonderful website, FultonHistory.com, for more scenes and stories from our local past.
Here’s the proprietor of Bort’s Bakery, in his store somewhere around 1900. Click inside to see a wider view of his store. The photo is provided by Tom Tryniski, from his collection on the amazing FultonHistory.com. Stop by there for a massive collection of old photos.
The good people in this picture represent this week’s look back at local history. FultonHistory.com’s Tom Tryniski has a story to tell about this picture and how he got it. It shows official Fulton showing up for a picture to kick off the city’s centennial celebration in 1935. Click into the story for the full details.
The display features the history of the Hannibal Rural School Districts before centralization and also includes a quilt made by students of District No. 9.
History buff Tom Tryniski takes us to the Farmer’s Market in Fulton this week. This photo was taken around 1920. Click into the story to see the full scene, and make sure you visit FultonHistory.com for more local history.
Archivist Tom Tryniski sends us this look at downtown Fulton — one of the streets that locals would come to call the “Dizzy Block”. This is S. 1st St. as it looked sometime in the 1920s. This is just a small part of a great panoramic photo. Click the story to see the entire streetscape.
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